Look back: Coleman Bridge construction

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Daily Press archive / Dave Bowman

The construction of the new Coleman Bridge in the mid 1990¿s, was the first known project in the United States where a bridge of that size had been floated in on barges. Nine days was all it took to replace the double swing-span bridge. The new sections were floated up the Chesapeake Bay and placed on piers.

The construction of the new Coleman Bridge in the mid 1990¿s, was the first known project in the United States where a bridge of that size had been floated in on barges. Nine days was all it took to replace the double swing-span bridge. The new sections were floated up the Chesapeake Bay and placed on piers. (Daily Press archive / Dave Bowman)

The construction of the new Coleman Bridge in the mid 1990¿s, was the first known project in the United States where a bridge of that size had been floated in on barges. Nine days was all it took to replace the double swing-span bridge. The new sections were floated up the Chesapeake Bay and placed on piers.

The construction of the new Coleman Bridge in the mid 1990¿s, was the first known project in the United States where a bridge of that size had been floated in on barges. Nine days was all it took to replace the double swing-span bridge. The new sections were floated up the Chesapeake Bay and placed on piers. (Daily Press archive / Dave Bowman)

The construction of the new Coleman Bridge in the mid 1990s, was the first known project in the United States where a bridge of that size had been floated in on barges. Nine days was all it took to replace the double swing-span bridge. The new sections were floated up the Chesapeake Bay and placed on piers.